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how will the obama white house kind of hit hard on this point over the next few months? or does it even have to? >> well, i think, look, i think they do have the better of that argument, as most conservatives will tell you, that the obama -- the federal plan has a tremendous amount of similarity with what was passed in massachusetts. the basic model is a mandate to buy on individuals that we've been talking about, coupled with the mandate to sell for insurers, where you have to sell insurance to people regardless of their prior conditions. you give people subsidies to afford insurance and send them on to exchanges to buy it in a competitive marketplace. the white house will say romney is hypocritical for opposing plans similar to his state plan. but the fact is he is insisting that he will repeal it, as president, i think there's no reason to doubt him on that. even though there's a lot of commonality in the paths, going forward the paths could not be more different. clearly one of the big issues in this campaign if the supreme court doesn't do it first, whether the next
how will the obama white house kind of hit hard on this point over the next few months? or does it even have to? >> well, i think, look, i think they do have the better of that argument, as most conservatives will tell you, that the obama -- the federal plan has a tremendous amount of similarity with what was passed in massachusetts. the basic model is a mandate to buy on individuals that we've been talking about, coupled with the mandate to sell for insurers, where you have to sell...
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obama got 43% of them. john mccain got 55% of the white vote. let's bring in anna navarro and steven maier of the wall street jiern natural. steven, how do you feel being the token white guy on the show? >> i'm the minority on the show. great to be on your show, don, thanks for having me. >> anna, why no love for white voters in this campaign? >> i think there's plenty of love for white voters. you have mitt romney doing a bus tour right now through new hampshire and ohio, through pennsylvania. got to tell you, i've within to new hampshire and i've been to ohio and there's a lot of white people there so i think they're getting plenty of love. they are -- it's a good voting group for republicans. we actually have a white male gap that obama has got to overcome. >> that's why we're talking about this and trust me, i was at the iowa state fair and so your point is well taken, anna navarro stephen, president obama 38% of white voters. is that a white voter problem? you wrote about that this week, didn't you? >> i did. it is a big problem for preside
obama got 43% of them. john mccain got 55% of the white vote. let's bring in anna navarro and steven maier of the wall street jiern natural. steven, how do you feel being the token white guy on the show? >> i'm the minority on the show. great to be on your show, don, thanks for having me. >> anna, why no love for white voters in this campaign? >> i think there's plenty of love for white voters. you have mitt romney doing a bus tour right now through new hampshire and ohio,...
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barack obama does have to get 40% of the white vote. it's hard to go over the finish line if he doesn't get 4 out of 10. he has work to do. >> there is the period on this segment. thank you. >> i said enough already. >> from lawmakers. >> the reforms i'm proposing are not for those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> excuse me, sir. it's not time for questions, sir. not while time speak. >> what are is it about this president that makes some people so darn angry? >> i didn't ask for an argument. i am answering your question. here's why. here's the reason. these young people are going to make extraordinary contributions and are already making contributions to our society. >> really? interrupting a presidential announcement? in the white house rose garden. i know reporters can be pushy, but come on. no one can remember this ever happening before. i want to bring in dean andana. remember the congressman in the joint session of congress, now there is this. i am wondering, what is there about this president that angers people so much? >>
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. >> you are quite the surrogate for the obama white house. how is it that someone who is not a registered democrat is so committed to seeing president obama back in office? >> well, look. i'm a businessman. i focus on facts. and not political rhetoric or anything like that. i think when a guy does a pretty good job, he deserves credit for that. the other thing i believe is, the best training to be president of the united states is to be president of the united states. i think president obama has done a much better job than people give him credit pore. >> the independent vote. it will be very pivotal in this election. what will the president need to say during this convention to kind of shore up that support? >> i've told the president several times whiff's had a chance to meet with him briefly over the last several years is -- you should take more credit for what you've done well. >> austin ligon won't be the only ceo speaking at the democratic national convention. jim senigal from costco is set to give a speech. the convention officially beg
. >> you are quite the surrogate for the obama white house. how is it that someone who is not a registered democrat is so committed to seeing president obama back in office? >> well, look. i'm a businessman. i focus on facts. and not political rhetoric or anything like that. i think when a guy does a pretty good job, he deserves credit for that. the other thing i believe is, the best training to be president of the united states is to be president of the united states. i think...
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i think that's the reason barack obama has a white voter problem. where the problem is most severe, and i looked at the kind of cross tabulations in this polling data, there's a kind of white, middle class anxiety out there a lot of white middle class voters did vote for barack obama in 2008 but feeling financial strain, they know a family member who doesn't have a job, and, yes, i think don you put your finger on it the economic issues are trumping these issues of it's cool to be for barack obama. >> okay. so anna? >> don, i think it's a lot less about race, i think, and than it is about history. four years ago, obama was a phenomenon, obama was a history exle moment, a historical opportunity. the thing is you can only make history once and he's made it. no he's no longer the historical figure. he's the gray-haired president who's got a four-year record that he's got to defend and contend with. talking about two completely barack obamas. he's not less black or more black today than he was four years ago, and not about that issue. it's the historica
i think that's the reason barack obama has a white voter problem. where the problem is most severe, and i looked at the kind of cross tabulations in this polling data, there's a kind of white, middle class anxiety out there a lot of white middle class voters did vote for barack obama in 2008 but feeling financial strain, they know a family member who doesn't have a job, and, yes, i think don you put your finger on it the economic issues are trumping these issues of it's cool to be for barack...
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barack obama does have to get 40% of the white vote. it's hard for him to go over the finish line if he doesn't get four out of ten. right now, he's at about 38%. he has some work to do. >> thank you. >>> the struggling economy in greece creating a nightmare scenario for some parents. we'll tell you what they're being forced to do about their kids, next. dude you don't understand, this is my dad's car. look at the car! my dad's gonna kill me dude... [ male announcer ] the security of a 2012 iihs top safety pick. the volkswagen passat. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 passat for $209 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. >>> greek voters today elected a conservative government, but the election swung on economics, not politics. the the people were essentially deciding whether greece would agree to harsh budget cuts and stay in the euro zone or reject a bout and risk going it alone. greece is in a bonafied -- and huge unemployment. it's suffering the worse from the euro zone and debt crisis. none of the report
barack obama does have to get 40% of the white vote. it's hard for him to go over the finish line if he doesn't get four out of ten. right now, he's at about 38%. he has some work to do. >> thank you. >>> the struggling economy in greece creating a nightmare scenario for some parents. we'll tell you what they're being forced to do about their kids, next. dude you don't understand, this is my dad's car. look at the car! my dad's gonna kill me dude... [ male announcer ] the...
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we actually have a white male gap that obama has got to overcome. >> yeah. and that's why we're talking about this and trust me. i was at the iowa state fair, and so your point is well taken there, anna. stephen a new gallup survey shows the president pulling in 31% among white voter. is that a white voter problem? you wrote about this, this week, didn't you? >> it is. it is a big problem for president obama. i wrote this story down, as you said at the outset of the show, everybody talks about the black vote, latino vote, but nobody looks closely at the biggest voter block of all which, of course, is still whites. it's about 70% to 75% of the electorate. when i started to look at those numbers in the polling, lo and behold it shows that barack obama does have a white voter problem that's worse than it was back in 2008. and let me say this. i actually believe, don no question that in 2008 that barack obama's race was actually an asset. americans loved the idea of electing the first black president. i think that really helped him in the election. it was cool t
we actually have a white male gap that obama has got to overcome. >> yeah. and that's why we're talking about this and trust me. i was at the iowa state fair, and so your point is well taken there, anna. stephen a new gallup survey shows the president pulling in 31% among white voter. is that a white voter problem? you wrote about this, this week, didn't you? >> it is. it is a big problem for president obama. i wrote this story down, as you said at the outset of the show, everybody...
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the white house released a statement saying in part "president obama indicated that he looks forward to working closely with mr. hollande and his government on a range of shared economic and security challenges." >>> deep austerity cuts are also changing the political landscape of greece. voters booted out many centrists who pushed those measures. greece's economy is so bad, it could drag the rest of europe down with it. the country accepted bailout money in exchange for extreme spending cuts, but they are so unpopular, voters flock to the far right and the far left on sunday. >> economic ripples from the elections in europe could hit close to home for americans and our ali velshi says we better pay close attention in the u.s. ali. >> don, let me tell you, when you look at these elections in greece and france, there are a few takeaways. greece is a small, small economy but it's kind of been holding europe hostage. france's economy is a big economy. france's president is the last in a long line of leaders who have been put out of office in the last two years because voters are unhappy
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now, in 2008 barack obama won four-fifth, 80% of all non-white voters. if he does that again in 2012 and the share of the minority vote increases, the republicans would have to win a share of the white vote they haven't won since ronald reagan in 1994 to beat him. that put as lot of incentive to maximize that turnout but it increases the pressure on the republicans do better with the minority voters than they've done in the last few elections. >> your reporting believes that that spike will continue in this next election. however, at the same time, when it's fact that the african-americans have been hurt the most in this recession, is there a feeling that that might just depress a number of non-whites from registering to vote, to feel like there really is no point in them voting? >> and, in fact, that is clearly a threat for obama. we saw that in 2010. in the 2010 midterm election, the minority share fell off more than it exclusively does between a presidential election and the subsequent midterm. there's no question that that community has faced an extr
now, in 2008 barack obama won four-fifth, 80% of all non-white voters. if he does that again in 2012 and the share of the minority vote increases, the republicans would have to win a share of the white vote they haven't won since ronald reagan in 1994 to beat him. that put as lot of incentive to maximize that turnout but it increases the pressure on the republicans do better with the minority voters than they've done in the last few elections. >> your reporting believes that that spike...
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why don't more white voters support president obama. that's the bitter underlying truth. most of the right wing tea partiers cannot bear seeing a black president. why don't more black asian-americans support mitt romney. this o from camille? this country can't get away from rich middle aged white men, that's why. i always said this presidential race was based on the hatred of obama becauseblack. this is from johnny. this is not about race. the man is the worst president ever. he has done nothing ever to improve anything. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolyn.cnn. prince fielder tagged out at the plate after a relay throw from the outfield. the game's turning point came much later. we'll show you. president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here
why don't more white voters support president obama. that's the bitter underlying truth. most of the right wing tea partiers cannot bear seeing a black president. why don't more black asian-americans support mitt romney. this o from camille? this country can't get away from rich middle aged white men, that's why. i always said this presidential race was based on the hatred of obama becauseblack. this is from johnny. this is not about race. the man is the worst president ever. he has done...
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president obama wants to let the bush tax cuts on the wealthiest alone expire. what bill bradley says reflects a point of view which has a substantial constituency which says the long term is a problem not closed solely by raising taxes on those 250 and above even if coupled with significant reductions. there are others in the democratic party who says at some point all of the bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire. we should go back to the tax cuts of the 1990s where we had a good economy. it is something the president has indicated publicly and privately that he will fight until the end. if he is reelected and there is a broader fiscal deal he will continue to draw a line at 250 and above. as you know there are democrats who say the taxes should only be raised on people on a million and above. it will be interesting to see how to narrow it. >> and the u.s. supreme court's decision upholding the health care act still resonating. romney spending a big part of the week in a tangle over whether the health care plan includes a mandate and if it is a tax and ther
president obama wants to let the bush tax cuts on the wealthiest alone expire. what bill bradley says reflects a point of view which has a substantial constituency which says the long term is a problem not closed solely by raising taxes on those 250 and above even if coupled with significant reductions. there are others in the democratic party who says at some point all of the bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire. we should go back to the tax cuts of the 1990s where we had a good economy....
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so this is just a mess, and then axelrod, the senior adviser to the obama white house tweets moments later, oh, yeah. obama, that's his position. biden just, you know, expressed the position of the president of the united states. i'm sure many gay americans are surprised by all of this and perplexed. >> i think not -- think many americans are surprised, because i think it was pretty clear what the vice president had to say and then to hear, goldie, i'm sure you want to respond to what crystal said. >> i actually don't spend a lot of time responding to crystal either on tv or on twitter. >> i don't spend a lot of time following you on issues either, thanks. >> at the end of the day the president says, has always said that he believes that this is the wrong question, whether people have the right to marry one or the other, you know, is something that he's evolving on, but should everyone have the same legal rights, i think that the president has never stood back on what -- you know, the human rights question. >> why not take a stand? what does the president have to lose by taking a sta
so this is just a mess, and then axelrod, the senior adviser to the obama white house tweets moments later, oh, yeah. obama, that's his position. biden just, you know, expressed the position of the president of the united states. i'm sure many gay americans are surprised by all of this and perplexed. >> i think not -- think many americans are surprised, because i think it was pretty clear what the vice president had to say and then to hear, goldie, i'm sure you want to respond to what...
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on the political side, the obama white house certainly thinks it does. so even though we don't expect it to pass in the senate, don't expect the white house to drop this. they think in whole issue of tax fairness is something the middle class can relate to, so we expect him to continue pushing this idea this election year. don? >> all right, athina, thank you very much. >>> videos by that agency that oversees washington's spending. a cnn exclusive head of the committee is looking into the embarrassment. that's next. and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd, and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans? and here's what we did today: supported nearly 3 million steady jobs across our country... ... scientists, technicians, engineers, machinists... ... adding nearly 400 billion dollars to our
on the political side, the obama white house certainly thinks it does. so even though we don't expect it to pass in the senate, don't expect the white house to drop this. they think in whole issue of tax fairness is something the middle class can relate to, so we expect him to continue pushing this idea this election year. don? >> all right, athina, thank you very much. >>> videos by that agency that oversees washington's spending. a cnn exclusive head of the committee is looking...
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but patton was afraid it would embarrass the obama white house. >> he said, we don't want it put that request this right new because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason oversight sub committee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. not just two. we have several who stepped forward and said yb yes, this is the case. >> geller says he want the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leaderships' response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> both caldwell and patton declined to comment. but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barba
but patton was afraid it would embarrass the obama white house. >> he said, we don't want it put that request this right new because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason oversight sub committee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. not just two. we have...
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obama back in the white house? the price of politics. a new bob woodward bombshell alleging infighting. obama and boehner. one quote, it was increasingly clear that no one was running washington. >>> plus, the dnc up against mtv. the vmas are tonight. from the network that spearheaded the rock the vote campaign, are they shooting themselves in the foot here? >>> and next year begins now for the 32 nfl teams looking to take home the lombardi trophy. and what better way to kick off the nfl season than with one of the biggest rivalries, the cowboys and the giants. "newsroom" starts now. >>> and good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm carol costello. we begin in charlotte where democrats are setting the stage for the big finale. but an elder superstar of the party may have stolen the show. we'll listen to some key moments of bill clinton's rousing speech to the party faithful in just a moment. expectations were high, and by virtually all accounts the former president delivered. that will make a tough
obama back in the white house? the price of politics. a new bob woodward bombshell alleging infighting. obama and boehner. one quote, it was increasingly clear that no one was running washington. >>> plus, the dnc up against mtv. the vmas are tonight. from the network that spearheaded the rock the vote campaign, are they shooting themselves in the foot here? >>> and next year begins now for the 32 nfl teams looking to take home the lombardi trophy. and what better way to kick...
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. >> in the leaks coming from the obama white house, whoever provided classified information to the media, seeking political advantage for the administration, must be exposed, dismissed, and punished. exactly who in the white house betrayed these secrets? did a superior authorize it? >> i'll caveat this for you. this is, again, your personal opinion. but general hayden, do you believe the white house is leaking information for political gain? >> well, brooke, i'm quite happy to let the current investigation take us wherever the facts will want to lead us. and i think governor romney said the same thing. he asked questions. and now we've got an investigation underway that's going to find some answers to those questions. but let me step back just a little bit. because this is a perennial problem inside american intelligence and inside the american political culture. >> this has happened under other administrations. you know, this has happened under other administrations, multiple leaks. what's different with this particular time? >> first of all, the story on stuxnet, whether it's true or n
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president obama says his white house has zero tolerance for leaks answers promises anyone guiltily suffer consequences and had pointed remarks for anyone who thinks the white house is behind the leaks. >> the notion that my white house would purposely release classified national security information is offensive. it's wrong, and people, i think, need have a better sense of how i approach this office and how the people around me here approach this office. >> republican senator john mccain called on the president to appoint a special counsel to investigate. attorney general holder appointed two u.s. attorneys to work with the fbi. in a pair of ongoing investigations, leaked information included classified details of a cyber attack in iran and classified information on the u.s. drone program. >>> we are watching spain this morning where a request could come for at least $46 billion to help bail out the country's banks. finance ministers from the eurozone countries are trying to figure how to structure any bank bailout. >>> they expected action in spain, pushed the stock markets to their bigg
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>> obama/white, 2012? probably not. she has publicly endorsed the president. we'll see if she appears in his campaign ads. i don't see anything out there right now. >> her approval rating, if you want to talk about good approval rating -- >> sky high. >> betty white has a pretty good one. paul, thanks so much. talk to you later. >> thanks. >>> a new report says retirement ages need to be raised around the world because governments can't afford to pay. in here, het in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ >>> so americans are living longer than ever, and that means we're living long paths to retirement age. on average, 20 years past it. sounds like good news, right? well, as with most things in this world there's a catch. the govern
>> obama/white, 2012? probably not. she has publicly endorsed the president. we'll see if she appears in his campaign ads. i don't see anything out there right now. >> her approval rating, if you want to talk about good approval rating -- >> sky high. >> betty white has a pretty good one. paul, thanks so much. talk to you later. >> thanks. >>> a new report says retirement ages need to be raised around the world because governments can't afford to pay. in...
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. >> so clearly, the obama white house or the re-election campaign will be using this to their advantage and underscoring all of those things as it pertains to the woman vote, the senior vote, the independent vote. >> reporter: yea. i would say it's -- they see benefits for them. this is their point of view. for women because, for example, he's voted to defund planned parenthood and not just seniors obviously because of medicare, veterans and students because there are cuts to student loan programs and they'll find other constituencies to campaign to and then again, lashing mitt romney to all of these other issues. the other piece of it is this now makes the debate very clearly about these big issues, about entitlement reform, tax reform and the fiscal cliff we're facing instead of silly things like obama, and romneyhood. the romney campaign thinks it helps them. >> you have a nice, big, gardening project that looks like is unfolding behind you there. >> they've been doing this for more than a year for a while. there's a rehab going on here at the white house. >> it is particularly prono
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president obama will deliver remarks at the white house today, the topic, women. and the economy. the talk back question today can mitt romney win women back. facebook.com/carolcnn. oil read your comments later this hour. >>> the odds are not good for unemployed factory workers but getting better in some places. we'll show you one company investing in america. there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first. get more whole grain than any other ingredient... just look for the white check. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. ♪ [ sighs ] [ bird chirps ] [ bird squawks ] ♪ [ bird screeching ] ♪ [ elevator bell dings ] [ sighs ] how m
president obama will deliver remarks at the white house today, the topic, women. and the economy. the talk back question today can mitt romney win women back. facebook.com/carolcnn. oil read your comments later this hour. >>> the odds are not good for unemployed factory workers but getting better in some places. we'll show you one company investing in america. there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first. get more whole grain than any other...
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this shows barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous shoals of race in america. it's not easy for any president. it's particularly more sensitive and subtle for a black president. >> sensitive. both personally and politically. >> his memoir's all about race. that's the lens through which he saw his life. so i think it's very deeply part of how he views the world. and how he views himself. but i think that politically he doesn't want to get stuck there. >> does he make a conscious decision not to talk about race in office? >> periodically, he's spoken to it in ways that are very, very powerful. i don't think he sees that as the defining issue of our time. the defining issue of our time is how all americans can live in a country where if they work hard, they can get ahead. >> but as the midterm elections approached,
this shows barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous shoals of race in america. it's not easy for any president. it's particularly more sensitive and subtle for a black president. >> sensitive. both personally and politically. >> his memoir's...
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it started with president obama's comments at the white house yesterday morning. >> the truth of the matter is that as i said we've created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months. over 800,000 just this year alone. the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy had to do with state and local government. >> reporter: mitt romney quickly responded to the president's description of the private secretary herb as "doing fine." the republican challenger firing away at a campaign eincident iowa. >> for the president of the united states to stand up and sap the private sector is doing fine is going to go down in history. it's an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president who's out of touch regard few hour, later, a clarification from the president. >> it is absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine. >> reporter: by does any of this matter? here's why. poms, including ours, indicate that americans continue to say by far the economy is the most important problem facing the country. nearly seven in ten in our cnn/orc survey rate
it started with president obama's comments at the white house yesterday morning. >> the truth of the matter is that as i said we've created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months. over 800,000 just this year alone. the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy had to do with state and local government. >> reporter: mitt romney quickly responded to the president's description of the private secretary herb as "doing fine." the republican...
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white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to do -- we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason house oversight subcommittee is inre inrest. >> did didn't just come from one, or two, we've had several who stepped forward and said, yes, this is indeed the case. >> reporter: geller says he wants the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leadership's response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> want to bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. just the first image in your piece, that man looked skeletalal. this hearing is happening right now. what do we expect to come out of this? >> the committee has put out a statement, the chairman has put out a statement saying he is, i want to quote, disheartened and disgusted by these photos. i want to be clear. this has been around since about 2010, but it's only recently that the -- that schuyler geller has come forward publicly and agreed to give
white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to do -- we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason house oversight subcommittee is inre inrest. >> did didn't just come from one, or two, we've had several who stepped forward and said, yes, this is indeed the case. >> reporter: geller says he wants the truth to...
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white house wanted? >> absolutely and i will tell you why, because it shows a clear division of america. we have a difference of opinion for shared prosperity for all americans and where everybody moves forward together where a division where the winner takes all and the top continues to reap the benefits where those in the middle and the bottom fall further behind. why do i say that? ryan would be a disaster for the seniors, the middle-class, and the women, and gay americans and he authored the system to turn into a voucher program to cost se seniors $6,000 a year or more, and he voted against at the led better fair better act, and he voted against the "don't ask, don't tell" legislation, and other hate crime legislation and he would favor giving mu multimillionaires a $75,000 tax cut which would force a tax increase on middle-class families with kids of $2,000, and the choice of ryan underscores the vast difference, and also suggests that mitt romney is scared given the fact that he is running seven po
white house wanted? >> absolutely and i will tell you why, because it shows a clear division of america. we have a difference of opinion for shared prosperity for all americans and where everybody moves forward together where a division where the winner takes all and the top continues to reap the benefits where those in the middle and the bottom fall further behind. why do i say that? ryan would be a disaster for the seniors, the middle-class, and the women, and gay americans and he...
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what about the obama white house and the obama re-election team? the president's speech today is only part of what's going on. you'll see vice president biden later this week in a campaign speech going to new hampshire, another battleground state pushing for the buffet rule. also you're seeing the obama re-election team going after mitt romney because republicans as well as romney who is the likely gop nominee are opposed to this buffet rule and they are trying to paint romney as a wealthy american who wants to protect his own kind. republicans as you can imagine, carol, they say just the opposite. the president raises taxes on the wealthy not a good idea to raise taxes on anybody in these economic times. >> still ahead, a cuban-american group threatens to boycott the miami marlins unless they fireman gear ozzie guillen. his i love if i gel castro comments start ad firestorm in south florida. students spring into action after their bus driver slumps behind the wheel. their amazing acts of bravery caught on video. you're watching newsroom. real esta
what about the obama white house and the obama re-election team? the president's speech today is only part of what's going on. you'll see vice president biden later this week in a campaign speech going to new hampshire, another battleground state pushing for the buffet rule. also you're seeing the obama re-election team going after mitt romney because republicans as well as romney who is the likely gop nominee are opposed to this buffet rule and they are trying to paint romney as a wealthy...
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he is talking about his brand-new book, "the oath: the obama white house and the supreme court." it's on the book stands now. jeff toobin, thank you. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't wait. call now. whatever your health coverage needs, unitedhealthcare can help you find the right plan. open enrollment to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so now is the best time to review your options and enroll in a plan. medicare has two main parts, parts a and b, to help cover a lot of your expenses, like hospital care... and doctor visits. but they still won't cover all of your costs. now's the time to learn about unitedhealthcare plans that may be right for you. are you looking for something nice and easy? like a single plan that combines medicare parts a & b with prescription drug coverage? a medicare advantage plan can give you doctor, hospital and prescription drug coverage all in one plan... for nothing more than what you already pay for pa
he is talking about his brand-new book, "the oath: the obama white house and the supreme court." it's on the book stands now. jeff toobin, thank you. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't wait. call now. whatever your health coverage needs, unitedhealthcare can help you find the right plan. open enrollment to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december...
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has president obama sort of given up on white men at this point? >> no. the president's not giving up on anyone. let's be real clear. bill clinton didn't win white men. this isn't new for democrats. in democrats has won the majority of the white bone since lyndon baines johnson. this has been an issue for the party. fortunately we have a broad tent and people are coming to the president's side. so he definitely does not give up. he never takes a single vote for granted. and that's why he's out working so hard right now. >> a lot of analysts say the election will come down to single white women. and president obama does much better with single women than he does with white men. why is that? >> well, because he speaks to their issues and their values. the first bill that he signed was the lilly ledbetter equal pay bill. this was very important. i believe the health care legislation, the american affordable care act, was essential. all of these are areas that women care about. certainly their reproductive pre dom and the right to have a relationship with the
has president obama sort of given up on white men at this point? >> no. the president's not giving up on anyone. let's be real clear. bill clinton didn't win white men. this isn't new for democrats. in democrats has won the majority of the white bone since lyndon baines johnson. this has been an issue for the party. fortunately we have a broad tent and people are coming to the president's side. so he definitely does not give up. he never takes a single vote for granted. and that's why...
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if thugs and terrorists broke into the white house, dragged president obama out, beat him up, and he had to go to the hospital and they're all hanging out on the north lawn. that is what happened. >> they are all hanging out in the palace. >> that's what happened in mali. tell us what is going on there. >> what you have there was -- there's that photograph. that's what the protesters are doing now, just chilling out in palace. what you had was a model of development and democracy for 20 years in west africa and now you have essentially a power vacuum. to take it a little further than the simple coup. the military was annoyed the government wasn't giving them enough resources to fight rebels in the north of the country. the rebels in the north seized vast swaths of area and they split the country basically north and south and declared an independent state. >> who are these guys, the ones who are now sitting in the presidential palace, the equivalent of the white house? >> they're civilians. they're protesters. the main concern is the rebels in the north of the country. while all this
if thugs and terrorists broke into the white house, dragged president obama out, beat him up, and he had to go to the hospital and they're all hanging out on the north lawn. that is what happened. >> they are all hanging out in the palace. >> that's what happened in mali. tell us what is going on there. >> what you have there was -- there's that photograph. that's what the protesters are doing now, just chilling out in palace. what you had was a model of development and...
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. >> reporter: the white house, president obama has thrown back more than a few beers. there was the infamous white house brew summit, with a harvard professor and the police officer who arrested him, a visit to a pub in obama's ancestral hometown of moneygall, ireland. >> i am very impressed. it is delicious. >> reporter: this past st. patrick's day in washington. >> cheers! >> reporter: and most recently -- >> bud lights all the way around. >> reporter: -- at the iowa state fair. prompting the crowd to alter the normal four more years chant to this -- >> four more beers! >> it is ice cold and tasty. >> reporter: on that trip to iowa, the president told a voter his campaign bus is stocked with a special beer brewed at the white house. now beer enthusiasts want the recipe. they're urging its release on the white house website and one blog has even filed a freedom of information act request to get it. do you think the white house should release its recipe? >> oh, definitely. >> reporter: jay irazari is cofounder of one of the microbreweries in washington, located just 3.
. >> reporter: the white house, president obama has thrown back more than a few beers. there was the infamous white house brew summit, with a harvard professor and the police officer who arrested him, a visit to a pub in obama's ancestral hometown of moneygall, ireland. >> i am very impressed. it is delicious. >> reporter: this past st. patrick's day in washington. >> cheers! >> reporter: and most recently -- >> bud lights all the way around. >>...